Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond / edited by Teresa Shawcross, Ida Toth.
Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond / edited by Teresa Shawcross, Ida Toth.
Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond / edited by Teresa Shawcross, Ida Toth.
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/0501
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxiv, 720 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction to books, readers, and reading. Byzantium: a bookish world / Teresa Shawcross -- Modern encounters with Byzantine texts and their reading publics / Ida Toth -- Part I. Love for the Written Word: The Emotions of Reading. 1. John Mauropous and the benefits of reading / Marina Bazzani -- 2...
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Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Offering a comprehensive introduction to the history of books, readers and reading in the Byzantine Empire and its sphere of influence, this volume addresses a paradox. Advanced literacy was rare among imperial citizens, being restricted by gender and class. Yet the state's economic, religious and political institutions insisted on the fundamental...
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Reading in the Byzantine Empire and beyond / edited by Teresa Shawcross, Ida Toth.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-707) and index.
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ebook version : 9781108307901
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©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0501
Record Identifier
74VKV0EaXXa3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV0EaXXa3
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ISBN
9781108418416 hardcover
1108418414 hardcover
DDC
028.09495
MMS ID
991024226214102626
